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'Huge congratulations to all the European winners and participants at #Rio2016, you did brilliantly,' it tweeted.

But the message of support has sparked uproar on social media.

Many Britons, with most referencing Brexit, insisted the EU was trying to take credit for the achievements of British athletes - with Team GB racking up 67 medals in total including 27 golds.

One Twitter user wrote: 'You can leave the UK medals off that list as we in the UK are very proud of our own achievements helped by LOTTERY FUNDING!!'

Many Britons, with most referencing Brexit, insisted the EU was trying to take credit for the achievements of British athletes. Pictured, the women's team pursuit

The EU compared the tally of 325 medals won by all 28 EU member states with the 121 won by the US and China's 70. Pictured, Mo Farah after winning the men's 5,000m final

Another added: 'The "European Union" were NOT participants in #Olympics at #Rio2016. So stop pretending you were part of it @UKIP @Nigel_Farage.'

Another wrote: 'I wonder how many medals NATO won?'

It comes just days after the EU came under fire for creating a medals table showing itself at the top, produced by Berlin-based agency Euro Informationen.

But it admitted: 'The 28 EU countries have a much higher quota of starting positions than individual competing nations.

One Twitter user wrote: 'You can leave the UK medals off that list as we in the UK are very proud of our own achievements helped by LOTTERY FUNDING!!'. Pictured, cyclist Jason Kenny after winning gold in the men's sprint

'The fictitious "EU team" has therefore a better chance to win medals than the other participating countries.'

China has also been trying to boost its rankings in the medal table following the closing ceremony of the Olympics on Sunday night.

State-run media agency Xinhua issued a report today claiming China came second in the Olympics rankings, as it had won more medals overall than Team GB.

But the report made no reference to the official rankings, which put Team USA in the top spot, following by Team GB and with China in third place.